Meenakshi Sundareshwar (2021) on Netflix
Their first names form the name of a Madurai temple, so Meenakshi and Sundareshwar are married in an arranged match. His Bangalore internship hires only single men, and the newlyweds live apart.
- Netflix2.7/5
- IMDb6.6/1019,134 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes43%
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Plot summary
Sundareshwar is an unemployed engineering graduate who wants a career in information technology rather than his father's saree shop. Pressed by his family, he goes with them to meet a possible bride and meets Meenakshi; the two get along and fall in love. Meenakshi's grandfather, noting that their first names together form the name of Madurai's Meenakshi Sundareshwar temple, persuades both families to arrange the marriage, and the wedding takes place there. Soon after, Sundareshwar wins an internship in Bangalore and leaves his wife behind; on his first day he learns that the company takes on only single employees, so he pretends to be unmarried and Meenakshi cannot join him.
Cast
- Nivedita Bhargavaas Rukmani Aththai (Aunt)
- Manoj Mani Mathewas Vaman
- Archana Iyeras Poojitha
- Kalp Shahas Rasu
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Meenakshi Sundareshwar (2021)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Alia Bhatt was the first choice for the female lead and was told the script, but her commitments to several projects meant the part went to Sanya Malhotra; impressed by the script, Bhatt had contacted Karan Johar to produce the film.
- The film drew criticism for stereotyping the people of Tamil Nadu; director Vivek Soni and actor Abhimanyu Dassani initially dismissed the talk of "Tamil stereotypes", saying they had not insulted any community in particular.
- Shooting was set to start in mid-March 2020 but was interrupted by India's COVID-19 lockdown and finally began on 25 November 2020; director Vivek Soni used the long delay to work on the characterisation of the two leads.
